Comments Thread For: Hearn: I'll Pay Wilder $5M to Fight Anyone He Wants Next in N.Y.

[Ray*]

If I was DW I would ask my team and big Al how the **** dud they come up with 50 million so easy but only pay me 1-2 million a fight . Say what you want about hearn but his fighters and the challengers get paid D. Jacobs , Tony B. , Parker ... Ect , not even talking about AJ .

Maybe Al put his own money towards it to get that opportunity for Wilder. He would Be investing and probably get his monies back if Wilder win.

[N/A]

If I was DW I would ask my team and big Al how the **** dud they come up with 50 million so easy but only pay me 1-2 million a fight

But they don't only pay him 1-2 million a fight. Publicly listed purses are purposely minimized to help save money on taxes and sanctioning fees. Wilder is likely being paid 3-5 million per fight right now depending on opponent.

[Bronx2245]

Wilder said it’s not about the money. It doesn’t matter what THEY sayd. We shouldn’t take what the fighters themselves say at face value.









In an ideal, honor bound world with no promoters or people who stand to earn from this that would happen. The same could be said about Wilder. The main issue here is that one fighter is just such a vastly superior draw and money maker than the other.

Throughout boxing history, the cash cow has consistantly called the shots until someone beats them and claims that status. It’s not often you see such a discrepency in drawing power come to this. I mean that as the B side being so diva-esque.

One guy is the significantly larger draw with a win on the resume that may very well be superior to the (potential) win he’d have over Wilder.

Joshua has Wladimir on the resume. He has a signature win over a legend (albeit an old one) in what turned out to be a classic fight. Wilder isnt just the b side money wise, but resume wise.

Wilder needs to concede because he’s going to find that the world will keep moving with or without him.


It’s not about fairness it’s about reality. Dont hate the player, hate the game. Doesnt matter how much I like Wilder, I know that the fight isnt going to happen on his terms. Everyone does.

"We shouldn’t take what the fighters themselves say at face value."

Wilder came through with bag! Wilder then accepted coming to the UK, and Wilder accepted a flat-fee offer, and Joshua still went "that way!" Obviously we can not take what Joshua says at face value, but Wilder is real about this fight! It is what it is! Ask Lennox Lewis!!!

June 28, 2018:

“My thoughts on ANTHONYjoshua and Bronzebomber situation are that when I was champ, I wanted to face the best to show the world who’s the best. Period,” Lewis stated in his first Tweet. “I’ve heard them both speak on it, but I’ve also seen that AJ has changed his tune. This isn’t a 2yr down the line thing!"

“[The] way I see it AJ is the man,” Lewis Tweeted. “He gets to choose time and place for first fight. I’d make Wilder come to me also … but from what I see from Wilder, he’s willing to … and this is same attitude I would have. When the HW division finally has a pulse, we need action, not talk!”

https://www.boxingscene.com/lennox-lewis-joshua-changed-his-tune-about-fighting-wilder--129517

Translation: Joshua don't want no smoke!!!

[Curt Henning]

first hearn wanted whyte to be AJ's bodyguard

nows he willing to pay literally anyone to be AJs bodyguard! lol...sad

[ChrisCook]

5 million sounds good but who’s going to distribute the fight in the US? Showtimes invested a lot in Wilder and they not going to give up Wilder that easy.

Does it really matter to boxing fans who shows the fight? I suppose at least with Matchroom showing an interest in Wilder, Showtime (or whoever) may be forced to start paying him what he he's worth. I like Wilder and his unorthodox style so in my view, if his profile rises, he gets paid more (which he should be) and the AJ vs Wilder build up move to a different level. Win Win!

[Boksfan]

Donkey Wilder will never accept anything more than 2 million per fight

[Boksfan]

Maybe Al put his own money towards it to get that opportunity for Wilder. He would Be investing and probably get his monies back if Wilder win.

Would you put all your money on Wilder winning this fight?

[Scipio2009]

This is so pathetic, clowns like you are the reason Wilder ducked Joshua and refused to sign despite Joshua signing

When will idiots like you realise to become the a side you need to beat the a side

Floyd did it that way by taking a smaller cut and beating oscar

I guess wilder only wanted his name out there

Floyd took the Oscar fight for a percentage of everything (smaller than was fair, tbh) and agreeing to Oscar's terms.

The fact that you're trying to now spin this situation into being equivalent to that one is laughable.

[Scipio2009]

Espinoza confirmed on Twitter that Wilder has no contract with Showtime.

If Wilder signed the contract, Showtime just had to put up more money than HBO or DAZN to get the fight. That is not cutting them out of the deal.

Presumably Joshua DOES have a contractual obligation with Sky. So your analogy doesn't work.

Please share the tweet where Stephen Espinoza confirmed any such thing, since we're having the conversation.

Why would Eddie Hearn have Anthony Joshua mainline a contract with Sky Box Office?

Loyalty is loyalty, but the main reason why I see Joshua never leaving Matchroom Sport is because the Sky Box Office deal is between only Matchroom and Sky Sports.

[Scipio2009]

Do you really think the American press presides over the world? No one here cares about that American press I can assure you. Just like no one over there cares about the British press who are criticising Wilder.

Secondly a Joshua/Fury fight would end up making more money than a Joshua/Wilder fight, so Joshua is in a good position. Especially if he continues fighting, so far at half of Wilder fights he has achieved a lot.

I think that the American boxing press (and American sports press generally) presides over whether the casual fan buys into fights/fighters as PPV attractions in the US, the market that might be able to launch Anthony Joshua into a billion dollar fighter.

Joshua-Fury will make what it'll make in the UK, but it won't be more than the $50m that Joshua-Klitschko drew, which is my point. There's not a bigger venue in the UK, the UK fan likely won't be able to tolerate much higher ticket prices, Sky Sports isn't likely to want to raise the price of Box Office past £20, and Joshua vs Wilder, even as a battle of two British heavyweights, isn't likely to draw many more homes than Joshua-Klitschko and Froch-Groves 2 had shown were possible in the UK.